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[ verb ] use to one's advantage
Examples "He availed himself of the available resources" Used in print (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)Purpose of this inventory is to include all eligible productive facilities in SBA 's facilities register so that the small business_concerns may have an opportunity to avail themselves of the services authorized by the Congress in establishing the Small_Business_Administration . Related terms |
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[ verb ] be of use to, be useful to
Examples "It will avail them to dispose of their booty" Used in print ("Editorials"...)State_Department officials refusing to show their passes at the boundary , and driving two blocks into East_Berlin under military escort , will not avail . (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)Furthermore - and this , to me , strikes an especially warming note - it shall avail the vandals naught to throw_away or dispose of their loot . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a means of serving
Examples "of no avail" "there's no help for it" Used in print (Dan McLachlan, Jr., "Communication Networks and...)This organizational network would be of no avail if there were no regulations pertaining to the types of message sent . Related terms |
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